Travel Award

Thank you for your continuous support. We regret to inform you that the deadline for announcing the winner of the 2024 Travel Award has been postponed to 30 April 2024.

The editorial office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Dear Colleagues,

The application deadline for the Soil Systems 2024 Travel Award has been extended. Entries will be accepted until 29 February 2024. We are looking forward to receiving applications from all over the world.

Soil Systems will be granting the Travel Award to one junior scientist. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Soil Systems Editorial Board.

This award provides financial support for the winner to attend an international conference in the field of soil science to be held in 2024, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2024 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winner will be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Soil Systems 2024 Travel Award online by 29 February 2024. Prizes will be awarded at the end of March 2024 and announced on the Soil Systems website.

Kind regards,
Soil Systems Editorial Office

 
Soil Systems 2024 Travel Award
 
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Sara Remelli
University of Parma, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Dr. Girish Choppala
The University of Newcastle
Dr. Remigio Paradelo Núñez
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Winner

Fatemeh Ahmadi
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Australia

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Heike Knicker Chairman
Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Sevilla
Prof. Shan-Li Wang
National Taiwan University
Dr. Giovanni Garau
Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari
Prof. Dr. Ewald Schnug
Faculty of Life Sciences, Technical University & Institute for Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences

Winner

Noah Sokol
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Scott Fendorf Chairman
Stanford University
Dr. Yan Jin
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Dr. Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
RMIT University
Prof. Dr. Carlo Viti
Dr. Alessandra Lagomarsino
CREA
Dr. Peter S. Nico

Winner

Jennifer Soong
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

Award Committee

Dr. Scott Fendorf Chairman
Stanford University
Prof. Miguel Cabrera
The University of Georgia
Dr. Garrison Sposito
University of California
Prof. Balwant Singh
University of Sydney
Prof. Michael Schloter
Technical University of Munich
Dr. Donald Sparks
University of Delaware
Dr. Lena Ma
University of Florida
Dr. Yan Jin
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